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Fiqh for Minority (Fiqh al-Aqalliyyāt): Principle and Current Practice on Food and Mortgage Finance Afief El Ashfahany; Muhamad Subhi Apriantoro; Aminudin Maruf
Suhuf: International Journal of Islamic Studies Vol. 37 No. 2 (2025): November
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/suhuf.v37i2.11207

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This paper examines Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat (Fiqh for Minorities), focusing on food and mortgage finance, and questions whether the principle of darurah (necessity) central to this jurisprudence remains valid today. Through library-based research, it analyzes foundational concepts primarily drawn from Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s work and contrasts them with contemporary realities. Over two decades since Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat emerged in 2003, halal food accessibility and Islamic finance options remain limited for Muslim minorities in non-Muslim-majority countries. While the fiqh offers legal concessions (rukhsah), it does not absolve Muslims of their duty to conduct muamalah (transactions) in line with Sharia. The study argues that establishing halal infrastructure and Sharia-compliant financial systems is a fard kifayah, a communal obligation. Neglecting this duty implicates the entire community in shared sin. Thus, the paper urges Muslim minorities to move beyond reliance on concessions and actively build halal alternatives. At minimum, raising awareness about halal standards and Islamic finance is an essential collective responsibility. This serves as a timely reminder that necessity should not become complacency.
Co-Authors Aditya Nurrahman Adityo Wiwit Kurniawan Afief El Ashfahany Afief El Ashfahany Ahmad Athoillah Azzakiy Ahmad Syaifuddin Aisa, Siti Nur Aishath Muneeza Aishath Muneeza, Aishath Alam, Shahbaz Aminah Hasyim Aminah Hasyim Angrinda Anggih Umi Kulsum Ardika Tristyanto Arisetyawan, Kukuh Aulia, Sausan Liski Azhar Alam Dian Nofitri Dimas Galih Saputra Dita Dismalasari Dewi DWI PUJI ASTUTI Elmi Nur Azizah Elmi Nur Azizah Fajar, Nurdana Malik Fatmala, Rahmania Dwi Fatoni, Muhammad Iqbal Firmansyah, Arif Amanudin Hamim Azad Hamzah, Akhmad Faisal Hasanah, Silvya Miftahul Hutabarat, Ruth Eviana Imron Rosyadi Irfan Ramis Jamil, Fadila Ainur Jannah Arrum Sari Jannah Arrum Sari Khairunnisa Nurul Fikri Kukuh Arisetyawan Ladi Wajuba Perdini Fisabilillah Lathifah, Annisa Ul LUCKY RACHMAWATI Lukmanul Hakim Lutfiatul Azizah M. Iqbal Mashuri Mellinia, Rashifahunnisa' Mellinia, Rashifahunnisa’ Muhamad Subhi Apriantoro Muhammad Faisal Hamdi Mukhlisin, Fajar Sidiq Nida’ Al-Karimah Makkawi Nofitri, Dian Novitasari, Ossa Nur Amalia Aziza Nur Rizqi Febriandika Nurdana Malik Fajar Nurul Hanifa Nurwinsyah Rohmaningtyas Octavia, Elyada Christi Pasaribu, Gymnastiar Eka Aurillina Prabowo, Prayudi Setiawan Putra, Moh. Rizqy Eka Putri Maidina Fadila Rahayu Puji Lestari Ramadhani, Clara Sinta Prameswari Rashifahunnisa' Mellinia Rika Septiani Puspita Sari Ririn Tri Ratnasari Safa Kharisma Safina Faradilla Sausan Liski Aulia Sausan Liski Aulia Shahbaz Alam Shahbaz Alam Shahbaz Alam Syaraf, Ahsan Barra Tony Seno Aji Tri Nur Alfifa Tri Nur Alfifa Ubaid Ahmed Umam, Fachru Nurul Wasil, Mohammad Wenny Restikasari Wijayanto, Agung Dwi Wulandari, Asih Putri